Does exclusive breastfeeding increase after hospital discharge? A greek study

Journal of Human Lactation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 165-173

  Bakoula, Chryssa ^a,b,c   Nicolaidou, Polyxeni ^a   Veltsista, Alexandra ^a   Prezerakou, Anargyroula ^a   Moustaki, Maria ^a   Kavadias, George ^a   Lazaris, Demetrios ^a   Fretzayas, Andreas ^a   Krikos, Xenofon ^a   Karpathios, Themistoklis ^a   Matsaniotis, Nikolaos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c Aghia Sophia Children's Hospital ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Exclusive breastfeeding; Greece; Infant feeding; Initiation; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFANT FEEDING; MATERNITY WARD; PUERPERIUM; ROOMING IN; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; INFANT FORMULA; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; ODDS RATIO; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34247641612     PISSN: 08903344     EISSN: 15525732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0890334407300384     Document Type: Article

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